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THIRD SUPPLEMENT TO London Gazette Of FRIDAY, the iSth of FEBRUARY, 1944 by Registered as a newspaper

TUESDAY, 22 FEBRUARY, 1944

CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS ADMIRALTY. OF KNIGHTHOOD. . Whitehall. St. James's Palace, S.W.I. 22nd February, 1944. I 22nd February, 1944. The KING has been graciously pleased to The KING has been -graciously pleased to approve the award of the give orders for the following appointments to for valour to': the Most Excellent Order of the British Basil Charles , Empire:— D.S.C., . To be an Additional Officer of the Military Lieutenant Donald Cameron, R.N.R. Division of the said Mosr^xcellent Order: Place and Cameron were the Commander (E) Roger Grosvenor Parker, Commanding Officers of two of His Majesty's Royal Australian Navy, Midget Submarines X 7 and X 6 which on for leadership and enterprise. 22nd September 1943 carried out a most daring and successful attack on the German To be Additional Members of the Military Battleship Tirpitz, moored in the protected Division of the said Most Excellent Order: anchorage of Kaafiord, North Norway. To reach the anchorage necessitated the Surgeon Lieutenant Ronald Mackenzie penetration of an enemy minefield and a Macintosh, R.A.N.R., passage of fifty miles up the fiord, known to Sub-Lieutenant Peter Gyllies, Royal Australian be vigilantly patrolled by the enemy and to Navy, be guarded by nets, gun defences and listen- for courage, endurance and devotion to ing posts, this after a passage of at least a duty. thousand miles from base. Having successfully eluded all these CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS hazards and entered the fleet anchorage, OF KNIGHTHOOD. Lieutenants Place and Cameron, with a complete disregard for danger, worked their St. James's Palace, S.W.I. small craft past the close anti-submarine and 22nd February, 1944. torpedo nets surrounding the Tirpitz, and from a position inside these nets, carried out The KING has been graciously pleased to a cool and determined attack. approve the award of the British Empire Whilst they were still inside the nets a Medal (Military Division) to: fierce enemy counter attack by guns and Sick Berth Petty Officer Edward Hamilton depth charges developed which made their Cornish, 20420, R.A.N., withdrawal impossible. Lieutenants Place Engine Room Artificer Third Class Patrick and Cameron therefore scuttled their craft to Edward Randolph Goonan, 23857, R.A.N., prevent them falling into the hands of the Shipwright Third Class Connolly Peter William enemy. Before doing so they took every Bryant, 24655, R.A.N., measure to ensure the safety of their crews, for outstanding zeal, enterprise and the majority of whom, together with them- devotion to duty. selves, were subsequently taken prisoner.